withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
one by one; one each; one at a time
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
triumphant return; returning in triumph
in the face of; in defiance of
modesty; humility; being humble
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sustain a serious wound
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to start; to begin; to commence
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to have sexual intercourse
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
within; inside of; less than
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
breaking down; defeating; abolishing